Make homemade lentil soup: Rinse 1 pack of lentils and add 3 quarts of water-soak overnight. Add 3-4 bouillon vegetarian packets or cubes, 1 cup carrots, chopped celery and onion, 1/2 of a small can of tomato paste with Italian seasonings. Add salt and pepper to taste. Cook until lentils are tender and soup is thick (add water if lentils aren't done and cook longer). Add 1/2c of thin whole grain spaghetti (broken small). Serve when thick and lentils are soft. Sprinkle with some soy or regular parmesan cheese, if desired. Add some whole grain bread to make the meal a complete protein.

Another option is to sauté your favorite vegetables, and when soft add a veggie burger that is sliced into pieces. Cook until hot. Sprinkle with soy or low-fat cheese and serve with a wheat tortilla or pita.

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When you look at vegetarian diets, it's hard to do so without understanding that many of the practitioners believe that it is not only healthful, but more to practice vegetarianism. This is true even if the diet may include occasi...

onal meats or fish as in the Macrobiotic diet with it's Zen beliefs, or the Indian Ayurvedic diet, which finds milk and dairy central to good health along with plants. Anyone considering a vegetarian diet should learn about the food values of different vegetables, and consider getting advice on whether or not to supplement the diet with vitamins and minerals, particularly if you have special nutritional needs like growing children or pregnant or lactating women.

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Vegetarian Diets

When you look at vegetarian diets, it's hard to do so without understanding that many of the practitioners believe that it is not only healthful, but more to practice vegetarianism. This is true even if the diet may include occasional meats or fish as in the Macrobiotic diet with it's Zen beliefs, or the Indian Ayurvedic diet, which finds milk and dairy central to good health along with plants.
Anyone considering a vegetarian diet should learn about the food values of different vegetables, and consider getting advice on whether or not to supplement the diet with vitamins and minerals, particularly if you have special nutritional needs like growing children or pregnant or lactating women.